Bloodborne & The Old Hunters Collector’s Edition Guides

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In-Game Description

The tiny smatterings of haze that are found in certain
ritual materials. Sometimes required for special rites.

The additional rite Sinister Bell makes the bell-ringing
woman appear, and when she rings a sinister bell, hunters
from other worlds will be beckoned as adversaries.

Overview

You need ritual materials to create a dungeon. Basic and Rite crafting materials can be found mainly in the Chalice Labyrinths from loot chests or enemy drops, with the rarer ones required to craft specific labyrinths also found in the main quest. Progressing though the game, acquiring Hunter Badges, defeating bosses and clearing labyrinths will also unlock certain Basic Materials in both Bath Messenger Blood Echoes and Insight shops in the Hunter's Dream. Ritual Blood and Tomb Mold basic materials have a numerical value in brackets next to them. These correspond to the depth/difficulty of a labyrinth, and can also be found on the same depth or one depth below. The highest level of both of these items (5), can be purchased from the Bath Messengers since Patch v1.07 (available on NG+).

Additional Rites: When using a Root Chalice to create randomly generated dungeons you'll usually have the possibility to conduct Additional Rites, at the cost of more materials. These rites add effects that can drastically change the conditions within each dungeon, usually making them much more challenging. They do carry some reward, however, usually in the form of increased item drops and Blood Echoes. There are four possible Additional Rites: Fetid Offering, Rotted Offering, Curse & Sinister Bell.

Arcane Haze is used to create additional rite "Sinister Bell" for sinister root chalice dungeons. With this rite activated, the Bell Ringers appear frequently in the dungeon. As long as they are alive, competing players can enter the same layer, with the goal of killing you in order to earn Insight. Sinister Bell is only possible in dungeons created from the 'Sinister' Chalice type, so it can't be combined with other Additional Rites. It is the best way to play extended sessions of PvP and gain Insight, but it doesn't come with any rewards, such as higher drop rates.

Notes

Mostly used for Sinister Bell additional rite. Summons the Sinister Resonant Bell. The bell-ringing woman appears to be a mad Pthumerian. Note: Additional rite Sinister Bell is for online use only. the bell-ringing woman does not appear offline.